Reversible coat.



M. MILLER.

REVERSIBLE GOAT.

APPLIOATIONGILED DBO. 22, 1911.

1,034, 1 35. Patented July 30, 1912.

lapels of the line IV-IV combined as a single garment, one of whichovercoat when worn outermost. The water- MORRIS MILLER, OF

NEW YORK, N. Y.

REVERSIBLE COAT.

Specification of Letters Iatent.

Patented July so, 1912.

Application filed December 22, 1911. Serial No. 667,384.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Morons MILLER, a citizen of the United States,residing in the borough of Bronx, county of Westchester, city and Stateof New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inReversible Coats, of which the following is a specification.

One of the principal objects of this invention is to provide a coatwhich" may be reversed, that is to say, turned inside out, and worn'witheither side exposed as the wearing surface, one side of the coat beingconstructed of ordinary cloth of any desired kind or texture and theother side being formed of a suitable light water-proof material.

Another object of the invention is to form two coats completeindependently of each other and to secure them together in such mannerthat the garment may be reversed or turned inside out and either coatused outermost, the inner coat serving as the lining for the outer one.By forming one of the coats of a light thin water-proof material and theother coat of a suitable coat fabric two distinct types of coats will bemay be used as a light overcoat or top coat, and the other as a raincoat.

Other objects and "advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view of the coat used as an ordinaryovercoat; Fig. 2 a similar view showing the garment as a rain coat; Fig.3 a detail sectlonal'view of the coats on line III-III-of Fig. 2; andFig. 4 a sectional view of a sleeve on of Fig. 1' showing the wristbandstrap.

- Referring to the various parts by numerals, 1 designates that portionof the garment which constitutes the rain coat when worn outermost, and2 designates that portion of the garment which constitutes the ordinaryproof portion of the garment is complete and is formed with the collar3, the lndependent lapels 4 and the sleeves 5. This water-proof coat isneatly secured within the coat 2 so that when the garment-is worn as anordinary overcoat the water-proof material forms a lining for said coat.In order that the coat lapels of the water-proof material shall not beexposed when the garment is worn as an ordinary overcoat said lapels aremade somewhat smaller than the lapels of the coat 2 so that they areconcealed and thei-redges will not be visible.

The overcoat 2 is formed with the collar 6; the lapels 7 and sleeves 8.\Vhen the water-proof material is outermost and the garment is worn as arain coat, the coat-2 forms a lining for the rain coat. In this use ofthe garment the lapels 4 of the rain coat are buttoned close around theneck of the wearer and in that way conceal the lapels of the overcoat.The lapels are free along their edges whereby they may be foldedindependently. The .lapels of the rain coat lie within the overcoat andare concealed thereby when the garment is worn as an overcoat; andlikewise when the garment is .worn as a rain-coat the lapels of theovercoat lie within and are concealed by the rain coat.

The reversible collar is independent'of the lapels, in that it is notattached to the lapels at its ends, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of thedrawing. This permits the collar to be reversed without reversing thelapels.

The sleeves of the overcoat 2 are provided with wristband straps 9 saidstraps being formed with button holes adapted to engage the buttons 10on the sleeves. These straps on the overcoat are merely forornamentation. The sleeves of both coats are formed with registeringapertures 11 close to the point where the straps are attached to thecoat 2. When the garment is worn as a rain coat the straps 9 are passedoutwardly through the apertures 11 so that their ends lie on theoutersides of, the sleeves of the rain coat. The rain coatfsleeves areprovided with buttons 12 which are adapted to be engagedby the buttonholes in the straps 9 and in this use of the straps they. constitutemeans for contracting the sleeves about I the wrists of the wearer. Thisis desirable in stormy weather when the coat is worn as a rain coat.

The coat 2 is provided with a series of buttons 13 which are adapted tobe engaged by the button holes 14 when the garment 1s the butregisterand the material at this point is stitched together in such manner thatthe button holes are practically the same in both coats.

'kind of material is exposed to make a suitable collar for the garmentas worn.' The two collars are connected together and practically formone collar which is reversible with thewcoat. Of course, if the collarshould be turned up to expose its under side the material exposed willbe the material of the inner or 1' g coat. This, of course, is notobjectionable for the reason that it will appear as the lining of thecollar.

From the foregoing it is manifest that I provide a verv useful garmentwhich combines within itself a complete overcoat which may be formed ofany desirable macollar, whereby terial usually used in the constructionof such coats and a second complete coat of water-proof material; andthat each coat forms a lining for the other.

a What I claim is: 5

A combination garment comprising two complete coats, one within theother and stitched together along their edges, a reversible collar facedon .one side with the material of one coat and faced on the other sidewith the material of the other coat, a pair of independent lapels foreach coat and formed of the material of said coat, one pair of lapelsbeing folded inwardly and lying within the coat and the other pair beingfolded outwardly to form the outer or exposed lapels, the reversiblecollar being separated from the lapels at the ends of the the collar maybe reversed without reversing the lapels. I

In testimony whereof I hereunto aifix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

MORRIS MILLER. Witnesses:

WM. R. DAVIS, F. R. MILLER.

